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Santa Ana Unified School District Stefanie P. Phillips, Ed.D. ®�CN004 Superintendent of Schools June 1, 2018 Mayor Miguel Pulido Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re: City Support for Offsite Improvements Related to School Construction Dear Mayor Pulido, Santa Ana Unified School District (District) wishes to inform you of our interest in a project that recently came before the Santa Ana City Council (Council). At its meeting on May 15, 2018, the Council held a public hearing for the Mater Dei High School Parking Structure and School Expansion Project (item 75C) and considered action concerning the requested amendments to the General Plan and Development Agreement. At issue was Mater Dei's request for the City's financial support of the project via approximately $1.8 million dollars of offsite utility and street improvements in the surrounding area. Mater Dei's request includes use of City funding through Measure M2 related to the OCTA/Bristol Street widening project as well as SB 1 funding for improvements to St. Andrews Place and to provide a new public alleyway. Several Council Members expressed their support for academic institutions in the City of Santa Ana, not only for Mater Dei, but additionally for the District. The District would like to take this opportunity to enlighten the Council to the many similar public school expansion and reconfiguration projects needed to improve SAUSD schools. To the extent that these projects may require or be enhanced by related offsite improvements, including street reconfiguration, traffic signalization, or other methods, we sincerely hope the City will be prepared to assist and partner with the District at the same level of financial support as considered for Mater Dei High School. For example, providing $1.8 million in fimding for Mater Dei's 2,100 students, yields a factor of $857 per student. Likewise, similar funding to improve schools for Santa Ana's 50,000 students would provide entitlements of approximately $42,850,000 to the District. We greatly appreciate the Council's consideration of our common goals related to funding for public school improvements in the Santa Ana Unified School District which ultimately benefits Santa Ana residents as well. Sincerely, V� A ezcua, President Board of Education :ow Stefanieie P�'Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools 1601 East Chestnut Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92701-6322, (714) 480-5349 BOARD OF EDUCATION Valerie Amezcua, President • Rigo Rodriguez Ph.D., Vice President Alfonso Alvarez Ed.D., Clerk • Cecilia "Ceti" Iglesias, Member • John Palacio, Member